Element research project LA
The cool pictures are at the bottom and so are the asome sources. The name of the element is it got its name from the Greek word Lanthaneim
Mosander discoverd this in 1839 this element was discovered
Atomic Number:
57
Atomic Symbol:
La
Atomic Weight:
138.9055
The people of Greece were the source of the symbol of lanthanum
this element if found in Erite, Monazite, Allanite, and Bastnasite, & it's a solid solid
This element is silvery white, soft enough to be cut with a knife, & Cold water attacks lanthanum slowly, while hot water attacks it much more rapidly.
It has a melting pointy of 310C
Lanthanum's boiling point is 3469.0 °C
It has a density of 6.146
It's kinda rare but it only makes up 24% of the earths suface
The metal costs about $5/g. moderate toxicity rating
My sources for this wounderful information are Los Alamos National Laboratory, http://www.radiochemistry.org/Webelement.com
The cool pictures are at the bottom and so are the asome sources.
The name of the element is it got its name from the Greek word Lanthaneim